| The Democrats should've considered Shuler or Jim Cooper or frankly any conservative democrat 2 years ago and they may not be in as bad of shape as they are now. Instead they picked the poster child for out of touch San Francisco liberal that moderates and republicans both agreed was too extreme. Pelosi in the end turned into a huge liability for democrats in red states including 3 in Tennessee, two of which decided to retire rather than fight it and the third, Lincoln Davis, was badly beaten in the election. |